The Fortnite live event on August 2 (the Super Showdown event with Superman) started at 2:30 PM Eastern Time (ET) , with regional times roughly as follows:

  • US East Coast (ET): 2:30 PM
  • US Central (CT): 1:30 PM
  • US West Coast (PT): 11:30 AM
  • UK (BST): 7:30 PM
  • Central Europe (CEST/CET): 8:30 PM (around 20:30 German time)
  • Japan (JST): 3:30 AM on August 3
  • Australia East (AEST): about 4:00 AM on August 3

Epic and news sites also recommended loading into the special Super Showdown playlist about 30 minutes early so servers wouldn’t fill up and you wouldn’t miss the intro phase.

If you’re checking this after August 2, 2025: that event has already ended, but replays and full VODs are available on YouTube and esports/news sites under “Fortnite Super Showdown live event”.

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